Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-29
WAROFTHER IVERFR0NTS
BUSINESS IN BAD SHAPE IN
GOTHAM AND BROOKLYN.

river fronts. both in New York and Brook
Ign, Is in bad shape, and freight is sccu-
mulating in enormous quantities beyond
the capacity of the short and inexpe-
yienced force obtainable to handle. All
the steamship lines are making efforts 10
do business with crews OF their vessels,
who are paid SOC. an hour in addition 10
regular wages, and such men as they can
secure, generally unsKilled. whenever
the strikers eau gain access TO the new
men they offer to take them into their
unions. and this has captured large num-
Der of them and increased the embarrass-
ment of the shippers.
THE OLD DOMINION LINE WELL OFF.
The OLD Dominion Line OF steamers and
the coal carrying companies having ter
mini in and about Jersey CITY are dallV
getting the better OF their difficulties and
are in the best condition Of anybody con-
cerned, heing, IN fact, almost forgotten.
Although the existing situation grows
ont of the espousal by the great mass of
work ingmen OF the strikes OF the en-
ployes at these points, one in BROOKLYN
and the other In JERSEY CITY, the ga DO
mlnion Line claims to have 200 men at
work. all they want and as many as has
ever been needed. The coal men IN New
Jersey are moving immense quantities of
coal under the protection of the suth0ri-
ties and with men they have picked up
aud trained.
ITALIANS ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES.
Two hundred Italian non-uuiOn men
went to work this morning on the Morgan
Line docks.
The Britannia, OF the White Star line.
sailed this morning with full cargo and
all the coal she required. There has been
hvAo Ec FV, hn n GTrIEpT6
The men are instructed in case OF trouble
gotten up by the enemies OF the strikers
;or the purpose of casting odium upon
their cause to help the police. The Ru-
tnorities are taking nothing upon trust,
however. and new temporary police
station has been established on the North
river front, convenient TO the principal
ocean steamship piers and the entire force
is held in reserve. There is some fear
growing out OF the mysterious remarks OF
the strikers that branches Of labor wholly
unconnected with coal or freighting will
become involved II the strike continues.
THE NACooCHEE GETS OFF.
The Nacoochee, of the Savannah Line,
sailed on time yesterday, but it was ow-
ing to assistance rendered by union men,
who. after thes first turned out, came
back voluntarily and completed loading
her. They, however, refused to accept
any pay for their services. The company
has always paid union rates. and the best
of feeling exists among the men and the
compan7, but the men turned out from
LOYALTY to their union. The pay Is SOC.
per hour for dav work and 60c. for
night work for piece workers,
or SIS per week or sos per month and
board. On these terms about go green
hands were working to-day on the steamer
Tallahassee, which is booked 10 sail Sat
urday. The union men were given until
: O'Clock this morning to take their places,
but not q man showed up. The green
hands were then put to work.
The Old Dominion steamer came in last
night and men were put to work on her
this morning.
The CIV Of Richmond. which should
have sailed Yesterday, will oe ready TO
sail with the Old Dominion on Saturday.
10000 MEN TO QUIT.
Judging from present indications 81, 900
iongshoremen, coal handlers, etc, will be
nut on a strike tomorrow. The freight
handlers who unload ears at the railroad
docks svmpathize with the strikers, and
will probably quit work tomorrow. At
tO-dey's meeting OF the Ocean Association
of Longshoremen many non-union men
and many freight handlers were admitted
20 membership. The hands employed at
the docks Of the SUoningtOn line Of sound
steamers. the Hamburg line, Peoples
line Sound steamers }, and Pennsylvania
railroad will probably 90 cut tomorrow
The non-uulon men employed az the
Ward line Havana steamers) docks
struck to-day or union rates. The men
employed in loading in the San Marcos
also struck for 400. per hour for day work
and 60c. for night work. Their demands
were granted temporarily, 1t is under
stood that the men have joined the Ocean
Association, and will probably strike to-
morrow.
Though the Carondelet, of the CLYDE
line, should have sailed at noon to-day
her freight was not all on board at 8
o'clock.
The steamer Wilmington, at pier %,
East river, had to be unlOaded and loaded
by green hands.
The Cherokee was similarly handled,
and thanks to the green hands lively
work both vessels will be ready to sail at
noon tomorrow, or at least SO the super
iDtendent of the dock says.
Five unions of longshoremen, which
include all the handlers Of freight along
the East river, held meeting tonight
and agreed to refuse to handle any freight
of the Old Dominion Line. They will re-
fuse to handle any freight of any OF the
boycotted companies. They pledged
themselves to support their striking breth-
rem on the North river and lower harbor,
and also the knights of Labor in their
tight against the Old Dominion Line.
COAL NO HIGHER.
The coal companies have not as yet
made any advance in price. The strike
has depleted the stock of the city dealers,
aud for some weeks the demand upon the
companies will be heavy, but it is hardly
supposed that this will cause any change
in price. The feeling among the cOmpa-
MES is that if the price should be adj
Sanced il might give credence TO the
Tumors that the strike was forced upon
abe men by the companies TO bring about
fhis result. The Tribune says: '"rhe
strike of the longshoremen and
coal handlers is likely to assume a
new and serious phase Tomorrow, If a
rumor is true. 1t Is stated that the Old
Dominion Steamship Company has sworn
out warrants in the United States Court,
charging John J. Mckenua, j. I. Put
nam, Patrick Mcfarland, Thomas Nc
Grath and J. + Quinn, OF the Board Of
Arbitration OF District Assembly No. 40,
with conspiracy, and, and that these war
rants are in the hands OF the United
States Marshal ana Will be served to-
morrow"
One OF the leaders OF the strike, when
ask d as 10 the position Of affairs TODAY,
said: The outlook is more threatening
to-day than at any time since the begin
ming of the strike. Unless a settlement